"We've probably rehearsed some 80 songs, so we'll be able to change up the set at the last minute if we feel like it. We're all really looking forward to this tour."

The revised lineup of Black Francis (guitar/vocals), Joey Santiago (guitars/backing vocals), David Lovering (drums/backing vocals) and Kim Shattuck (bass/backing vocals) will be backed by a "brand new stage set and production".

The website added: "This will kick off the first tour the Pixies have done in nearly two years, and will give them an opportunity to do something they haven't been able to do in two decades: premiere brand new Pixies songs, the first collection of new material since 1991's Trompe le Monde."